Mr. Duncan Middlemiss, President and CEO commented, “We are very pleased to have achieved the midpoint of our revised guidance range of 45,000 – 50,000 ounces. 2016 got off to a slow start but production in the second half of the year was strong with 27,553 ounces produced, and operations are in good shape to get off to a strong start in 2017.”

“This year, we will make some modest investments at the Eagle River Complex to further optimize the Wawa operations and lower costs. Of the estimated $3 M project capital spend, approximately $1.2 M will be spent on the road at Mishi, which will lower trucking costs, and $1.7 M will be spent on an underground ventilation raise which will allow us to open more working faces and provide additional production flexibility at Eagle River. Further cost saving initiatives include upgrading underground equipment, which will reduce maintenance costs and downtime, and assist with dilution control.”

“At Mishi, we will be conducting scoping studies to determine if an expansion scenario will enhance profitability and maximize shareholder value. Wesdome does not expect to spend any significant expansion capex at the mill this year. We expect to publish our reserve and resource updates on both Eagle and Mishi later in the first quarter and this will be the embarkation point to determine the appropriate open pit scenario.”

“During 2017, the company will remain aggressive on the exploration front, with continued exploration at the Eagle River Complex in Wawa, Ontario, the Kiena Complex in Val d’Or, Quebec, and finally the Moss Lake Property near Shebandowan, Ontario.”

At the Eagle River Complex, drilling will continue on surface and underground within the Eagle River Mine and along the Mishi Open Pit mineralized trend.

“Our drilling budget at the Kiena Complex is comparable to 2016’s rates. Pending exploration results, the Company is evaluating ramp development at this project to the 1100 metre level in order to improve the drilling platforms. This will allow the Company to drill shorter and more effective holes.”

“Finally Wesdome is conducting a full-year drilling program at Moss Lake in order to evaluate our new land position with the goal of generating additional resources.”

Table 1: Exploration Drilling Budget

Property

Metres

Cost

Eagle Underground

25,000

$1.5M

Eagle Surface

15,000

$1.5M

Mishi

15,000

$1.5M

Moss Lake

40,000

$5.0M

Kiena Complex

45,000

$3.6M

TOTAL

140,000

$13.1

The technical and scientific disclosure in this press release has been prepared and approved by Philip Ng, P. Eng, Chief Operating Officer of Wesdome and “Qualified Person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 disclosure standards.

ABOUT WESDOME

Wesdome Gold Mines is in its 29th year of continuous gold mining operations in Canada. The Company is 100% Canadian focused with a pipeline of projects in various stages of development. The Eagle River Complex in Wawa, Ontario is currently producing gold from two mines, the Eagle River Underground Mine and the Mishi Open pit, from a central mill. Wesdome is actively exploring its brownfields asset, the Kiena Complex in Val d’Or, Quebec. The Kiena Complex is a fully permitted former mine with a 930 metre shaft and 2,000 tonne per day mill. The Company has further upside at its Moss Lake gold deposit, located 100 kilometres west of Thunder Bay, Ontario, which is being explored and evaluated to be developed in the appropriate gold price environment. The Company has approximately 130 million shares issued and outstanding and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “WDO.”

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